Young People's Chorus of NYC Perform 'Dora The Explorer,' Christmas Songs

This morning, members of the award-winning choir The Young People’s Chorus of New York City stopped by to perform the "Dora the Explorer Christmas Theme" and "Deck The Halls."

Founded and directed by Francisco J. Núñez, the choir has commissioned pieces from many of today’s most prominent composers, and has won gold medals in choral competitions around the world, including two in the 2004 Choir Olympics in Bremen, Germany. This year, the choir will travel to Graz, Austria, for the Choir Olympics.

Annually, the YPC serves more than 1,000 young people from the New York City area through its core after-school program and its satellite program in eight New York City public schools YPC has recently recorded a special version of the Dora the Explorer Christmas theme song, which is featured on two new holiday releases -- Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure DVD and Dora's Christmas CD.

The feature-length Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure DVD and Dora's Christmas CD are available in stores and on iTunes. Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure also airs Sunday, December 6 at 8pm on Nickelodeon.

For more information on the Young People’s Chorus of New York City, visit http://www.ypc.org.

Written by Lateisha Clay